Main entry: dislocation, breakdown
Definition: the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
Usage: the social dislocations resulting from government policies; his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London
Main entry: dislocation, disruption
Definition: an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
Main entry: dislocation
Definition: a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)